How do you feel today?

[Sorus]

I didn't know Furls very well. We didn't run in the same circles. She had a rare faith, and I've never had faith in much of anything.

I have a great respect for her strength. The good she did will live on in this world. My condolences to her family.

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She will live always in our memories.

--A

[Sunbaneglasses]

Please pray that my grandfather soon finds release from his pain. He has Alzheimer and prostate cancer. Pneumonia set in yesterday and despite my pleading, my grandmother has the hospital treating it with antibiotics........I love him, but it is time for him to move on.

[aliantha]

Best to everyone involved in your family's struggle, SBG. One of life's toughest moments is deciding when to let a loved one move on...

Love and thoughts to everyone on the Mountain. Luci, I think you said it best -- she'll never be gone.

Drove Magickmaker back to college today. We've had high wind gusts for the past couple of days (made it entertaining at times to keep my little car on the road...). When it's this windy, I always think of it as the Universe blowing away all the crap in our lives so we can be ready for better days ahead.

[lorin]

Please pray that my grandfather soon finds release from his pain. He has Alzheimer and prostate cancer. Pneumonia set in yesterday and despite my pleading, my grandmother has the hospital treating it with antibiotics........I love him, but it is time for him to move on.

My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's for 15 years until she was 99. One day she could not get out of bed and said to my mother that if she couldn't walk she wanted to float away. That night she died peacefully in her sleep.,,,,and floated away.

Two years later my mother showed signs of onset Alzheimer's. She was a writer and artist. She could never manage to come to terms with the loss of the mind and memories.

Help your gramma make that transition with love and peace.

[matrixman]

I hope your grandfather will be allowed to exit this world with dignity, SBG.

I hate and dread Alzheimer's more than any other disease.

[lorin]

Back to work today. I had a long list of things to accomplish on these three days off. None of it accomplished....sigh.........

[Cameraman Jenn]

Other than being completely stressed out about my lack of money and my low paying job things are ok. Plus we staged FBH the Next Generation photos at my photo shoot with Ethan on Sunday. So if anyone wants to start a help Cameraman Jenn not get evicted while searching for another job/second job fund please feel free to do so.

[aliantha]

Ack, Jenn, that sucks. Hope the financial stuff turns around for you soon... OTOH, Ethan is adorable.

[Sunbaneglasses]

My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep today, he was 86 years old.

[Menolly]

{{{SBG}}}

His time was at hand, as you wanted your grandmother to realize. May your memories of good times with him bring you solace at this time.

[Cameraman Jenn]

SBG, my heart cries for your loss and also everyone for the loss of Furls. When I have had losses through death I always try to center myself on a memory of the person that made me laugh and it helps me through it. At my Grandfather's funeral I sat next to my Aunt Dee and during a very emotional part of the ceremony we were holding each other and crying and I whispered to her a ridiculous thing my grandpa used to say to her personally and we laughed hysterically but subtly by ducking down below the church pew height. Many years later at my Uncle's funeral we talked before about how we can't sit together because of our innappropriate funereal social moment albeit a moment my grandfather would have loved and approved of himself, and as we remembered our moment at that funeral which brought us closer together than we had ever been I told her, "That is exactly why we need to sit next to one another tomorrow." so we did just that. At a very intense moment I leaned in to Dee and whispered a silly thing my uncle used to do and we held each other and laughed but spilled tears too. That is the way I want my friends to remember me, with laughter for the good times and fond memories of joy at the time we did have to be expressed at my passing and not dwelling on the loss part of death. I think we all hope for the same.

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Condolences SBG. Sounds like he had a good innings.

--A

[AjK]

My sincere condolences to SBG and all the KWers who knew Furls. The loss of loved ones is very sad. Lorin and Jenn, those were really nice posts! I hope after I die that those who loved me take the opportunity to come together and enjoy that time with smiles and laughter. If they think I have made mistakes in my life then I hope they forgive me and learn from them better than I did. If they feel I have done anything well (Vegas odds aren't good here ) then I hope it influences them to do something good as well.

[aliantha]

Sorry for your loss, SBG.

[lorin]

To the family and friends of both Sunbaneglasses grandfather and Furls I offer my deepest sympathy. Mourn thier deaths but celebrate their lives as well.

[matrixman]

I am happy for your grandfather, SBG, that he died peacefully.

Terrific post, Jenn! And I wish good fortune upon you.

I will remember Furls in my fashion, as someone who brought sheer joy and enthusiasm to discussions of TCTC, uncluttered by cynicism. That was how I knew her best. In that sense, it may be that her absence will hit me hardest when Against All Things Ending arrives. A Chronicles group read without Furls Fire? Incomprehensible.

Today the Vancouver Olympic torch relay swung into town. I just came back from a rally celebrating the occasion. Glad it wasn't too cold. Lots of people showed up, so that was good. (Go Canada!)

[Cameraman Jenn]

I have an agreement with my girlfriends that whichever ones survive me have to participate in a song and dance number to "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" from the Wizard of Oz. That and cremation are my only two death requests.

[Orlion]

I have an agreement with my girlfriends that whichever ones survive me have to participate in a song and dance number to "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" from the Wizard of Oz. That and cremation are my only two death requests.

Ha! Let's hope that stuffy relations won't try to prevent that Sometimes, I think that traditions in cultures about funerals prevent certain actions that may benefit the individual in dealing with loss (as a previous Cameraman Jenn post demonstrated).

[Rigel]

I'm sorry, I can't find the original post about Furls. Can someone point me to it, so I know what happened?